We all have self-talk, pretty much all of the time. Sometimes we have positive self-talk, sometimes it’s negative. Just in the same way that if someone else tells you in no uncertain terms about all your flaws, you are likely believe some or all of it, the words you use with your own self-talk will have an impact on your day to day life, business performance, sports performance or self-belief.

The way we react to setbacks or pressure is often dictated by the language we use in our self-talk.

Can you change the self-talk? Yes, you absolutely can. Do this and your working / sporting performance will improve, your confidence will increase, anxiety levels will reduce and you’ll simply have more fun!

Today I have been at the BlackLine customer conference. It’s been a great day, generally, and I really enjoyed the keynote presentation this morning when Phil Spencer, Mark Lindblom and Rupert MacInnes spoke about their incredible experience in the Everest in the Alps challenge. What an inspiring story.

Today I attend the Future of Finance conference in London. An unexpected surprise was hearing Kyran Braken MBE speak about key ingredients for success. I found the talk fascinating and mostly transferrable to other challenges (not just winning Rugby World cups or Dancing on Ice!).

My love for the English Channel and other adventures didn’t start like many people, a pipe dream in childhood. Find out more about how I came to love channel swimming and the moment along the way that have helped define me.

Read to the end to find out how two people can win a Valentine’s inspired gift of a free 30 minute one to one session with me.